the PID of the running process. If \fIpidfile\fR is not specified, or
if it does not begin with \fB/\fR, then it is created in
\fB@RUNDIR@\fR.
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\fB--overwrite-pidfile\fR
By default, when \fB--pidfile\fR is specified and the specified pidfile
already exists and is locked by a running process, \fB\*(PN\fR refuses
to start. Specify \fB--overwrite-pidfile\fR to cause it to instead
overwrite the pidfile.
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When \fB--pidfile\fR is not specified, this option has no effect.
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\fB--detach\fR
Causes \fB\*(PN\fR to detach itself from the foreground session and
run as a background process.
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\fB--monitor\fR
Creates an additional process to monitor the \fB\*(PN\fR daemon. If
.IP
This option is normally used with \fB--detach\fR, but it also
functions without it.
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\fB--no-chdir\fR
By default, when \fB--detach\fR is specified, \fB\*(PN\fR